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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18530, 17 October 1934, Page 4

It is understood that- the negotiations between the Napier and Otago Harbor Boards, following inquiries by tbo northern board with respect to the terms on which it could charter the dredge Otakou for six months, are likely to fall through.

An event not previously held in a New Zealand girls’ school attracted particular attention at the annual sports of St. Margaret’s' College, Christchurch. It was the discus throw, and had been substituted for the 440yds, which is considered to be too strenuous for girls. The discus event provided more graceful action than the 440yds could ever do, and was popular with the girls and t hoi t visitors.

For the purpose of collecting sufficient data to.enable file'Minister to make an apportionment of the heavy traffic - fees in the No. 4 main highways district, nn officer of the board visited Gisborne a few days ago. This visit was the result, of the local .bodies in the No. 4 district failing to agree on a basis of distribution, and the Minister now lias power to make tiie allocation, which should be available shortly, according to a statement made Vy the Cook County clerk, Mr. F. T. Robinson, to the council to-day.

Overcrowding in Maori dwellings at Repongaero was briefly referred to at to-day’s meeting of the Cook County Council in a report, from the health inspector, Mr. F. N. Holder, which stated :—“A partial house-to-house inspection of Maori dwellings at Repongaere has been undertaken during this period. The housing generally is not satisfactory, and much overcrowding is present. ' However, I shall report further when inspection is completed.”— The report was received Acknowledging the compliments of the fits borne Chamber of Commerce upon his activities in respect of the NapierGisborne railway, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., advised the chamber at its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon that In had been able to secure the terms on whirl) the Government was prepared to allow private enterprise to take tip I lie prosecution of the line. The copy bad open referred to the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson, for the use of the District Railway Committee.—The letter was received.

In celebrating its diamond jubilee, the Loyal Gisborne Lodge, Manchester Unity Oddfellows, did not forget, members who were in hospital. Yesterday afternoon three members who were patients in the Cook Hospital wore allowed to participate to some extent in the celebrations. The lodge’s hospital visitors went to the hospital, taking with them such samples of the previous night's banquet that patients might be allowed, together with a menu card, and this action was greatly appreciated. Among the patients was Bro. Peter Milne, who has been a member of the lodge since 1876, or only two years after the lodge was opened. The other two were Sister Amy Smulc and Bro. Robert Nornohan.

A Gisborne business man who recently was married in Auckland inadvertently came close to keeping his bride waiting ui the church. He gave himself a banenough margin of time to reach Auckland, travelling in his own car by way of the northern highway, and unexpected pressure of business forced him to make ms last-minute preparations for departure rathc-r more sketchy than he had anticipated. A last check-up ou his luggage was followed by a dash outside to ms ear, one of a well-known “baby” typo. The rush brought him to the front door in time to seo two youths in the act of making of! with the car, which was ready for the long overland journey. A smart exhibition of sprinting was staged by the prospective bridegroom, who managed to stop the youths before they had the car in full flight. On his journey northward, the carowner 'enjoyed alternately a happy sense of anticipation suitable to his prospects, and a cold realisation that but for a stroke of luck ho might have lost -precious hours before making his start.

Mr. A. F. Allen, honorary secretary of the East Coast Rowing Association, left for Wellington yesterday to represent the district association at the annual conference of delegates, which opens tomorrow. lie will return to Gisborne at the week-end. The East Coast association did not forward any remits of outstanding importance for consideration by the conference, but there are ou the agenda a number of matters of interest to' district oarsmen, particularly in relation to the allocation of the national championship regatta and the interprovincial eight-oar race, for the 1934-35 season. It, is considered likely that Auckland will succeed in its application for the championship regatta, and that Marlborough will get the eight-oar race, tlie major competition for the latter event coming * from Otago Province, which suffers under the handicap of distance from the majority of rowing centres. Though tbo East Coast association has not. yet taken delivery of the new eight-oar boat allotted to it by the New Zealand Rowing Council, it is possible that an eight might bo sent to Marlborough, if the big race is hold there. Participation bv Hast Coast crews in the. championship events at Auckland depends a good deal upon the date of the regatta there, as the district regatta series will be a strenuous one this season, demanding close attention from all four clubs affiliated to the district association.

Among the functions under 'consideration in connection with the diamond iuhilee celebrations planned bv the fsisbenne Rowing Club is a picnic, conducted on the lines of the highly-suceessful "At Home" held several years ago in the neighborhood of Score Point. It is sng Rested that a. central feature of the progriimnio at this gathering should he a “fathers and sons” race, the entry being limited to veteran oarsmen of the dub who now are represented in the memberhip list bv their sons. Among the well'(iiown citizens of dishorn© whose sons ire at present active members of the •1 itb. and wlm previously rowed for the Gisborne club with distinction. are Messrs. 11. K. Plight. 11. K. Dodd, A. R. (t. Dobson, and 11. .1. Mcl.ernmi. while a careful review of the n< iii'ei-ship list would probably reveal a. 'Hinder of other names of veterans nullified for the "father and son" race, 's the oldest sporting institution in the lisiiiit, the club naturallv claims (lie di'To I of many of the older generation f Cisborne residents. Nevertheless, it •annol boast, as the Poverty Ray Row Hr Club doer, this year, of having a hither and son actually engaged in coinnet it ive rowing, and now training for lie First Trial I'ours series. The family '■'inn in this case is one that, has loomed ’■•"olv in |he "tim'l in this district since ■'(l'nr tlm ftreat, War. -hen R. -I. Pattv

'r-t handled an oar. Mr. Patty’s son is now nndorrnnine his initiation under the internal eve. and bids fair to carry on .is family association with the sport.

Although their big crop last season was almost entirely mined by frost, the unemployed men wlm embarked on a tobacco-growings venture, at New Brighton, t'hrisfehureli. have not lost heart. This year they will again plant out. eight acres of tobacco seedlings.

Ninepenee a pound for lambs for kill ing in Hawke’s May this week is being paid by the freezing works, it- was stated in Hastings on Monday, announces the Hawke’s May Herald. That price will of course be- subject to alteration later according to how the market takes the usual seasonal treud Two records broken at the Cathedral Grammar School .sports in Christchurch were quoted by-Bishop West-Watson, in his address alter the meeting, us evidence against the theory that members of the younger generation wore riot able to attain to the standard of their parents.

Sketch plans for the proposed new administration block at the Napier Hospital were submitted to the Health Department by the chairman of the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board, Mr. 0. O. Morse, during his visit to Wellington. On bis return, Mr Morse stated that the p.aus proposed did not mc-et with the entire approval of the department and further plans are to he submitted in the near future. It is expected that the department-, whose approval of the project is anticipated, will give its decision during the course of the next few weeks. The proposed building will involve the expenditure of between £<3ooo and £IO,OOO.

•An optimistic note was struck by a number of Auckland architects on Yriday, when they stated that- they had more work at present than at any time for probably two years. Although the hulk of the work was of a smaller nature most- architects had at- least one larger building on hand. There seemed to be a definite demand for modern houses of substantial size. Several architects expressed the opinion that people requiring these houses could have afforded to build even in depressed times, but had hesitated in view of the uncertain outlook. Now most of them had decided that the present conditions appeared to he to some extent permanent and were giving architects the work they had) promised as long ago as three years.

The need for a trained Sunday school Bible class organiser in the diocese, to go round the various parishes helping Sunday school teachers and Bible classes in establishing new schools and classes in distant- parts of the diocese and helping in the organising of the mail bag Sunday school work, was stressed by Mr. A. B. Harper at Hie Waiapu Diocesan Synod at Napier. They had in view a young lady with a university degree and teacher’s diploma who, after a year's experience of the diocese, would go abroad for a year’s special study. Synod decided that the standing committee lie authorised to appoint an organiser: that a sum of £2OO he placed on tlie estimates for this purpose; that a committee be set up to direct and assist tlm work of the organiser, such committee to consist of Archdeacon Maclean, Canon Hall, the Rev. O. S. 0. Gibson, and Mr. A. B. Harper. That New Zealand is not tho only “young country’’ in the world was mentioned by Mr. F. N. Lawrence at the meeting of the. Canterbury Economics Society. Not long ago, he said, he had been talking to an American industrialist from California about. New Zealand secondary industries, and, t hinking that the visitor might not he greatly impressed. had reminded him that New Zealand was a young country, and that the Canterbury pilgrims had arrived only in 1850. “Oh,’’ said the, American, "have you never heard of the ‘fortyniners' in California?” The pioneering of the miners had led to the development- of California, which really had been properly settled for no longer a time than New Zealand. “The trouble from an industrial point of view is not that tho Dominion is so young,” said Mr. Lawrence, “but that it is so small.” The chief postmaster, Mr. G. Nelson, wrote to yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce advising that the postmaster at Wliarevata is obliged to be in attendance on the telephone exchange from 9 to 11 a.in., and from 1 to 5 p.m. daily, with the exception of Wednesdays and Sundays. On Wednesdays, the office is open from 9 a.rn. to noon, and on Sundays the office is closed all day. The postmaster had further advised that he is available on most evenings to handle toll calls. The proposal that a neighboring settler should be allowed to hold a key to the post office was not acceptable, Mr. Nelson added, as the management of the branch must be the responsibility of the postmaster. The chief postmaster advised further that arrangements were being made to improve the public access to tho telephone facilities at Wliarerata.—The letter, which dealt with a matter previously discussed by the chamber, was received.

Concern at the extensive use made of butter substitutes was expressed by speakers at the meeting of the Dominion executive of the Fanners’ Union at Wellington, and a resolution was carried asking the Government to inquire into tho position both as to local manufactures and -possible importations. The chairman, Mr. 11. E. Blyde, said that a far wider use was made of butter substitutes in the Dominion than most people realised, and alt hough the position was regulated so mat they would not he confused with butter, the competition with the genuine product was considerable. The substitutes were used largely in the cities by pastrycooks, and he understood that in some homes they were replacing butter on the tables. Some other speakers considered that the competition was not as severe as had been suggested, but it was agreed that inquiries should be made in the interests of the dairying industry.

The half-holiday arrangements ol various towns in the North Island furnished Hie subject of a letter received yesterday by the Gisborne Chamber ol Commerce from the Auckland chamber, the letter containing a suggestion Hint commercial travellers and other business men would he better suited if earlyclosing were confined to two days only in each week. The Auckland chamber asked for the opinion of the t.isbonir body on a proposal to make Saturday and one other day in each week the only days for early closing.- When the letter came before the chamber, Mr. Corson commented that travellers invariably fixed their schedules with art eye on the respective half-holidays of the centres they proposed to visit, and they consequently suffered no inconvenience. Halfholidays were fixed with a view to meeting local conditions, added Mr. Corson, who moved that, the Auckland chamber ho advised that the proposed change was not, favored. Tho motion was carried unanimously.

“The time of the singling of birds is come.” So come to Napier this week-end. The thrill you experience when you set off for your first school picnic with your mug tied round your waist is nothing to the thrill you’ll get when you see Napier in the springtime. Thou attraction No. 2 The “Troeadero" Tearooms. in tlryant’s Building, Hastings Street, remain open .all day Sundays, and are. ■is the Americans would sav. ‘‘the unnits

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